Jun 03 2016
After the Chilcot report, we’ll hear the New Testament – the gospel according to Saint Tony By Robert Fisk, Friday 3 June 2016 08:25 BST So, Sir John Chilcot’s report is going to be “four times as long as War and Peace”, is it? My weariness comes not with the cliché, credited to the …
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May 21 2016
On (Not) Loving Henry Kissinger By Richard Falk, 21 May 2016 There is an irony that would be amusing if it was not depressing about news that Donald Trump has been courting the 92-year old foreign policy sorcerer Henry Kissinger. Of course, the irony is that earlier in the presidential campaign Hilary Clinton proudly …
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Apr 24 2016
Dear editor, In my last letter (April 10), I encouraged everyone who is genuinely concerned about the future welfare of our nation to please attend the prayer rally led by the Rev. Franklin Graham, who is visiting all 50 states with his most important message. I’m happy to report that it was estimated …
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Mar 01 2016
Why the Arabs Don’t Want Us in Syria By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., February 22, 2016 In part because my father was murdered by an Arab, I’ve made an effort to understand the impact of U.S. policy in the Mideast and particularly the factors that sometimes motivate bloodthirsty responses from the Islamic world against …
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Feb 21 2016
Meditation on My Home in Lebanon By Frances Fuller, 21st February 2016 I made a mistake in my book. Let’s just say that I was wrong. In the epilogue of In Borrowed Houses I said that the little stone house around which my whole story revolves would outlive all of us. My actual words were: …
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Jan 13 2016
What do you call a Christian who opposes the occupation of Palestine by undermining its socio-economic and religious underpinnings? By Theo Horesh, Jan 11, 2016 Among other things, you might call him Christ. There is a quiet sea of change in support for Israel among American Christians. This transformation is so powerful it might …
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Jan 08 2016
Dear editor, The good doctor-chairman complains that he cannot adequately explain himself within the constraints of this newspaper’s 500-word limit, but let’s see if we cannot concisely summarize the essence of all recent regressive rants: God good. Guns good. Baby Jesus good. God bless Bibi Netanyahu and George Bush. War good. Torture good. Ronald Reagan …
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